The Achievement in Directing nomination was de Toro's first in this category and his fourth overall. He also won the Best Picture, and was nominated in the Original Screenplay category this year.
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He became the third Mexican filmmaker in the last five years to win best director, after Alfonso Cuaron for "Gravity" in 2014 and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for "Birdman" and "The Revenant" in 2015 and 2016 respectively, reports the Guardian.
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